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The Virginia Room Digital Collection includes photographs, oral histories, books, pamphlets and finding aids to items in the Virginia Room. Continue to check back for new additions.

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Customers peruse the City Market.

In the days before trucks were ubiquitous, farmers brought their goods to the City Market in buckboards, carts, and Conestoga wagons.

The McGuire Building and Market Square.

The Market Building appears largely unchanged today from when it was built in 1922.

Roanoke's first Market Building. Built in 1886, it was replaced by the current Market Building in 1922.

The McGuire Building, located at 1 Market Square, was built in 1914 and housed W. E. McGuire’s Farmers’ Supply Co. that sold buggies, wagons, fertilizer, seed, and other farm-related equipment and supplies. Tenants in this photo include A&P…

The McGuire Building, located at 1 Market Square, was built in 1914 and housed W. E. McGuire’s Farmers’ Supply Co. that sold buggies, wagons, fertilizer, seed, and other farm-related equipment and supplies.

Looking east on Campbell Avenue toward the Market Building from the roof of the Colonial American National Bank building.

Union Lunch, formerly located in the area where the Market Building is today.

Shoppers peruse the vendor stalls on the City Market.

Vendor stalls along Market Street on the City Market.

Looking north on Market Street toward the Market Building.

Shoppers peruse the vendor stalls on the City Market.

Shoppers peruse the vendor stalls on the City Market.

Shoppers peruse the vendor stalls along Market Square.

A view of vendor stalls along Market Square.

Shoppers peruse the vendor stalls on the City Market.

Boxes of merchandise stacked inside the Market Building. Signs above indicate portion sizes for various items.

An interior view of the meat market inside the Market Building.

Shoppers peruse the vendor stalls on the City Market.

An unidentifed woman shops for flowers at the City Market.

Hams and eggs at a vendor stall outside of theMarket Building.

Wholesaling operations on Kirk Avenue as seen from Market Street.

A view of Market Square.

Looking north on Market Street toward Market Square.

Looking north on Market Street.

Mountain Top Orchards sells produce on the City Market,

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

An unidentified vendor prepares produce to sell on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Vendors on the City Market,.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Customers shop at vendor stalls on the City Market.

Vendors on the City Market.

Vendors on the City Market

Crumpacker Orchards on the City Market.

Vendors on the City Market.

Cows on market for a livestock auction.

Cows on market for a livestock auction.

Old city market. Looking toward Hotel Roanoke.

Old City Market. Old assembly hall in background. Circa 1890.

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